Laura Kaminsky at American Opera Projects

Laura Kaminsky will be taking over the position of Composer In Residence at American Opera Projects.  The company, based in Brooklyn, NY, states its mission as: to identify, develop and present new and innovative works of music theater by emerging and established...

American Music Project Kicks Off

The newly-established American Music Project has been making a bit of buzz as of late. Formally announced on August 4, the nascent nonprofit is philosophically allied with Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy in not only recognizing a lack of presence in the current...

Concerning Race

Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is working to level the playing field when it comes to the representation of works by women in the classical music repertoire.  But it goes without saying that there is a need for equal representation not only of works by women, but...
Attack on Judith Weir

Attack on Judith Weir

Well. We knew it couldn’t possibly be that easy. When Judith Weir was announced to be the next Master of Queen’s Music the news was met with some excitement and praise for Weir and her well-respected work. We first addressed the news here, and after the...

Mostly Mozart in NYC

The string of summer music festivals continues with the Mostly Mozart festival in New York City presented annually by Lincoln Center. Already in full swing (the festival runs from July 25-August 23) there are two concerts in the wings that are of particular interest....
2014 Cabrillo Festival

2014 Cabrillo Festival

In the latest edition of works by women at a Festival near you, the 2014 Cabrillo Festival will begin this weekend in Santa Cruz, California.  The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, which was founded in 1962, has been under the baton of Artistic Director Marin...